Sally is a fellow of The Society of Architectural Illustrators.
Sally qualified in Spatial Design in 1987 achieving distinction in all aspects of presentation. She continued her understanding of perspective teaching herself the process. She was supported with the encouragement of the SAI particularly with very specific guidance from some of the longer standing members directly. (At the time there were no formal courses)
Over the years working for architects and developers she has built a considerable portfolio demonstrating her competence and experience.
Working from plans and elevations Sally produces a projected perspective in pencil on watercolour paper which, with continued communication through the whole process, she finishes by watercolour rendering. More recently Sally has been playing with looser sketches and is enjoying the much quicker process.
Sally enjoys the crispness and texture associated with a combination of sharp pencil outline and traditional watercolour washes on rich watercolour paper grounds. She uses this to great effect in portraying the essence of the English landscape and more traditionally detailed buildings. The overall feeling that this creates is that of a luminous English Summer.
The whole process is a working partnership with the client.
Finally she will scan the image and send you a disc along with the original. (Digital work is complementary and not included in the price.)
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Process 1
The client provides plans, elevations and photos. Also, a postcode is useful so the site can be viewed on google earth. It’s necessary to work out what else will be in shot should it be other buildings or vegetation trees etc.
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Process 2
The first stage is to size the architect’s drawings to a workable size to achieve the finished size required.
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Process 3
Overlaying the base plan with colour coded lines and measurements ready for setting up.
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Process 4
With the base plan ready it is then angled in the direction of the chosen view. The picture plane is set to the right position for the size required.
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Process 5
Laying on a sheet of watercolour paper we are now ready to start setting up.
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Process 6
A basic outline is produced first so that the client can be happy that the chosen view is achieving the required result.
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Process 7
Once the client has signed off on the outline the detail is added.
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Process 8
More detail added.
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Process 9
Line drawing complete and ready for client’s approval.
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Process 10
Line drawing complete and ready for client’s approval.
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Process 11
It is necessary to wet the paper so that it doesn’t wrinkle during the painting procedure.
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Process 12
When wet it is taped and pinned to the board.
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Process 13
Once dry the pins can be removed.
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Process 14
Several days later the painting is complete. It is important to mix colours to match the material and also to consider the distortions of the scanning process.
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Process 15
Last checks before cutting the painting off the board.
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Process 16
Cut to size
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Process 17
Scanning. This process can be as many as 10 scans.
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Process 18
The scanned pieces.
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Process 19
The images are then stitched back together and enhanced in photoshop.
Several versions will be made as the clients printer will give different results. So this means they have a choice. A disc is burned with all available images on and posted with the original.
In the mean time the best images are sent via ‘we transfer’ or email depending on size.
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Process 20
The original is mounted ready for posting.
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Process 21
Picture is tacked lightly to the mount.
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Process 22
Ready for packing up.
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Process 23
Preparing for posting.
